Intro to Earth Science
Where did Miss. Autry go to college?
NC State
Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail are all forms of what?
Precipitation
What is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
This is the scientific theory that explains that the Earth's surface is composed of several large plates that are constantly moving and interacting with each other.
Plate Tectonics
What are the names of the planets IN ORDER?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
__________ is the study of life.
Biology
About what % of Earth’s surface is water?
~70%
Name the layers of the atmosphere IN ORDER
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
What type of rock forms from the cooling of magma?
Igneous Rock
A geometrical shape often used in Astronomy that looks much like a squashed circle.
Ellipses
Name at least 3 branches of Earth Science
Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere, Meteorology, Astronomy, Ecology, Hydrosphere
The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance is called the _____ __________.
Heat Capacity
What is the HOTTEST layer of the atmosphere?
Thermosphere
What are the 4 layers of the earth? (MUST BE in order from the center of the earth moving out toward the surface AND include sublayers)
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere, Crust
What is the correct order of the Hierarchy of Organization?
Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Planet
What type of data describes the physical characteristics or quality of something?
Qualitative Data
Why does water with higher salinity sink?
It is more dense
The Ozone layer absorbs _____% of UV rays.
95%
What is the largest trench in the ocean and is about 35,800 feet deep and over 1,500 miles long?
Mariana Trench
What is the difference between a Waning and Waxing moon phase?
Waxing: Increased amount of moon lit by sunlight.
Waning:Decreased amount of moon lit by sunlight.
What type of variable changes in RESPONSE to another variable changing?
Dependent variable
What type of breeze occurs during the day when the ocean is cooler than the land, causing air to flow from the ocean to the land?
Sea Breeze
What is a measure of how much sunlight is reflected by a surface? (ex. high _____ = more sunlight is reflected)
Albedo Effect
When one tectonic plate goes beneath another.
Subduction or Subduction Zone
"The square of the period of any planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit."
This is the Law of _______, Kepler's ____ Law.